All Fairtrade articles – Page 4
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Interviews
Michael Gidney: how Fairtrade is fighting the good fight
How Michael Gidney is taking Fairtrade to the masses
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Comment & Opinion
How the Co-op's new bond is marrying corporate finance with ethical projects
The Co-op’s new bond for Fairtrade-focused projects demonstrates the interest investors have in ethical and social projects
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News
Aldi to invest in Fairtrade project in Ethiopia
Called Empowering Women in the Ethiopian Flower Sector, the project aims to help women become leaders at work and in their communities
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Comment & Opinion
Albert Heijn's work to tackle human rights abuses sets a precedent for UK supers
Albert Heijn in the Netherlands is leading the way with bold initiatives to acknowledge and eradicate human rights abuses in its supply chains, says Rachel Wilshaw, ethical trade manager at Oxfam
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News
Profits slide at Divine Chocolate amid currency pressures
Profits dropped to just £9k in the year ended 30 June 2018
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Category Report
Lost in shelf space? Ethical trading category report 2019
As a growing number of schemes crowd the aisles, how do brands ensure they stand out?
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News
Percol unveils plastic-free, compostable coffee pouches
The packaging made from plant fibres and eucalyptus wood pulp is a European first, the brand claims
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News
Co-op chief calls for global clarity across ethical schemes
Michael Fletcher said the increasing number of ethical schemes was muddying shopper decision making
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News
No-deal Brexit disastrous for developing world farmers
Farmers were at risk of companies switching sourcing arrangements while preferential tariffs offered by the EU could come to an end, according to Fairtrade report
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News
Divine Chocolate unveils its first organic bars
They are made with cocoa from a farmers’ co-operative on the west African island of São Tomé`
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News
Sainsbury's urged to switch back to Fairtrade tea
Campaign group Global Citizen has launched a petition calling for Sainsbury’s to row back from Fairly Traded mark
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News
Sainsbury's investigates Fairtrade flower picker pay claims
The Fairtrade Foundation has also launched an investigation into allegations workers were treated unfairly
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News
New Fairtrade chair Mark Price insists it can 'bounce back'
Lord Price will take over the position from business strategy consultant Michael Jary
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News
Sainsbury's forced to change Fairly Traded tea online display
Watchdog’s ruling follows a complaint by Labour MP Stella Creasy that consumers could be duped into thinking the Sainsbury’s own-brand tea was certified by Fairtrade
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News
Co-op makes Fairtrade commitment across bananas, tea & coffee
The Co-op said it would now be 100% aligned across Fairtrade’s own key four food commodities
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News
Danone the first UK dairy company to gain B Corp certification
B Corp certification ’is to business what Fairtrade is for coffee’, the NGO says
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Fairtrade: 3 February
Fairtrade has taken its fair share of flak of late, yet it is still doing a roaring trade.
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News
Bravura Foods takes over Little Miracles drinks distribution
The brand has ambitious UK expansion plans…
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News
Green & Black’s Velvet is brand’s first major new range in 26 years
It will be the first new Mondelez lineup under the company’s Cocoa Life sustainability initiative
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News
The Co-op commits to Fairtrade with Kenyan resource centre
The funding is being provided by the Co-op’s Growing Stories online campaign